Senior leadership

Michael Stramaglia

Co-Interim President and CEO

Michael took on the role of Co-Interim President and CEO in July 2017. He continues to serve as a member of the Foresters Board – a role he has held since 2013. In his role as Board member, Michael Chairs the Risk and Investment Committee and serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee...

Sonia Baxendale

Co-Interim President and CEO

Sonia took on the role of Co-Interim President and CEO in July 2017. She continues to serve as a member of the Foresters Board – a role she has held since 2012. In her role as Board member, Sonia Chairs the Human Capital & Governance Committee and serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee.

Andrew Adie

Global Chief Risk Officer

Andrew Adie is Global Chief Risk Officer for Foresters™. He has been responsible for enterprise-wide risk programs since February 2016. Andrew works closely with the executive leadership team to ensure all key initiatives employ risk-based decision making...

Euan Allison

Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom

Euan Allison has been leading the U.K. business for Foresters Financial™ since February 2008. In this role, Euan leads a team of 145 Field Staff and 165 Head Office staff, serving over 1.3 million Foresters members in the U.K...

Cheryl Neal

Global Chief Strategy, Marketing and Innovation Officer

Cheryl Neal was appointed Global Chief Strategy, Marketing and Innovation Officer in June 2017. In this role, she is also responsible for overseeing best-in-class technology strategies and execution as well as global digital and direct-to-consumer initiatives...

Knut Olson

President, North American Life Insurance and Annuity

Knut Olson joined Foresters™ in January 2017 as President, North American Life Insurance and Annuity. In this role, he oversees Foresters U.S. and Canadian Distribution for life insurance, annuities and investment products, Insurance Operations, Product Development and Management and Foresters Equity Services...

Clark Wagner

Clark Wagner was appointed President, Foresters Investment Management Company and Chief Investment Officer, Foresters™ in 2016. He leads the U.S. investment, research and strategy, and fund accounting teams and oversees management of more than $15 billion in assets...

At Foresters, strong corporate governance helps us protect our members and the funds they invest with our organization. Our Board of Directors - elected every four years – is responsible for the business and fraternal affairs of Foresters. The Board oversees the strategic direction and management of our organization, and ensures that processes are in place to ensure the integrity and transparency of our financial reporting and that we conduct our affairs in compliance with laws and regulations. Our current Board of Directors was elected in 2017.

Robert E. (Bob) Lamoureux

During his 35-year career with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bob served as auditor for a wide range of private and public companies and developed a keen interest in corporate governance. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Royal Group Technologies...

Christopher J. (Chris) Stranahan

Christopher spent 37 years in a variety of roles at Nestle USA, before becoming the owner of Wild Birds Unlimited. His association with Foresters began in 1985 and he has held various Branch and Regional Council positions...

Katherine A. (Kathy) Bardswick

Following a career that spanned nearly four decades with The Co-operators Group Ltd., Kathy stepped down from her role as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2016. She began her career at Co-operators as an underwriting supervisor, rising through the ranks of management to executive leadership roles...

Sonia A. Baxendale

Sonia has served as a Foresters Board member since 2012. She Chairs the Human Capital & Governance Committee and serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee. In addition to her role on the Board, Sonia took on the role of Co-Interim President and CEO in July 2017..

James M. (Jim) Bowden

Risk and Investment Committee, Fraternal Committee

Jim Bowden started his 40-year working career in 1967 after receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting with a Minor in Business Administration. After 15 years with the Internal Revenue Service as an agent excise tax specialist...

James R. (Jim) Boyle

Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk and Investment Committee

Jim is a seasoned insurance senior executive who began his career as an accountant/auditor with Coopers & Lybrand, followed by roles with North American Security Life Insurance Company as Mutual Fund Accounting Executive and Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Administrative Officer for Security Life’s North American Funds...

Daniel J. (Dan) Fortin

Risk and Investment Committee, Fraternal Committee

Dan is the former president of IBM Canada with more than 35 years of experience in the technology industry, and 15 years of leadership globally. As president, until his retirement in 2014, he guided IBM in helping Canadian organizations transform their businesses...

Frank N.C. Lochan

Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk and Investment Committee

Frank has over 25 years' experience in the life and property and casualty industries at the investor level. He had a 30-year career with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (formerly Brascan Limited), holding a variety of executive positions in corporate planning...

Martha E. Marcon

Martha was a partner in the Los Angeles office of KPMG until her retirement in 2006 after 31 years of service. She spent over eight years with the firm's top technical resource partner on accounting and financial reporting...

Michael P. Stramaglia

Chair - Audit and Compliance Committee, Risk and Investment Committee

Michael has been a member of the Foresters Board since 2013. He Chairs the Risk and Investment Committee and serves on the Audit and Compliance Committee. In addition to his role on the Board, Michael took on the role of Co-Interim President and CEO in July 2017...

Wendy A. Watson

Wendy has over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry, retiring in 2009 from State Street as Executive Vice President, Global Services where she led the company’s initiative to advance all aspects of cost leadership worldwide...

Robert W. (Rob) Wight

Audit and Compliance Committee, Fraternal Committee

Rob was employed as a Maintenance Mechanic with O-I Canada for 38 years before retiring in 2006. His extensive volunteer experience with Foresters includes positions in both the Branch and Regional President...

Euan Allison

Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom

Euan Allison joined Foresters Financial™ in May 1994 and was appointed CEO, United Kingdom in February 2008. In this role, Euan leads a team of 160 Field Staff and 130 Head Office staff, serving over...

Karina Lo Dico

Chief Actuarial Officer, United Kingdom

Karina Lo Dico is the Chief Actuarial Officer at Foresters UK, leading a team of c.15 actuaries and trainees. She has previously worked at Prudential UK, holding a number of senior roles in With Profits, Special Projects and Commercial teams...

Latinka Pilipovic

Chief Finance Officer, United Kingdom

Latinka joined Foresters in May 2015 and has over 18 years' experience in the Insurance industry. Prior to joining Foresters she was Divisional Finance Director in Legal and General where she initially joined ...

Lynzi Dowling

Chief Operating Officer, United Kingdom

Lynzi joined the company in 1987 and has held posts of Model Office Manager and New Business Manager before becoming Head of Customer Services in 2006, Head of Operations in 2013 and Chief Operating Officer in 2014.

Jason Rose

Chief Compliance Officer and Company Secretary, United Kingdom

Jason joined Foresters in January 1990 becoming Group Compliance Officer in March 2004. He was appointed Head of Governance in 2006, whilst also taking on additional responsibilities for both risk and marketing up until 2013 ...

Elizabeth Johnston

Chief Risk Officer, United Kingdom

Euan Allison

Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom

Euan Allison joined Foresters Financial™ in May 1994 and was appointed CEO, United Kingdom in February 2008. In this role, Euan leads a team of 160 Field Staff and 130 Head Office staff, serving over...

Chairman & Non-Executive Director

Mike Granville

Non-Executive Director, United Kingdom

Mike was the Finance Director and Appointed Actuary of Albany Life for ten years, during which time he set up and was a director of the Isle of Man subsidiary (now Canada Life International), developing products for expatriates ...

John Young

Non-Executive Director, United Kingdom

John Young retired as a Partner in Hogan Lovells, the international law firm, in April 2012 after 33 years with the firm and its predecessors Lovell, White & King, Lovell White Durrant and Lovells. He originally joined Lovell, White & King, Lovell White Durrant and Lovells...

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Foresters Financial and Foresters are trade names and trademarks of The Independent Order of Foresters (a fraternal benefit society) and its subsidiaries. Forester Life Limited is registered in England number 2997655. Forester Life Limited is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.